Access Data Corp Names Chief Architect.Business Editors PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2001 Access Data Corp, the leading end-to-end provider of consulting, creative, and hosting solutions for the financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. industry, recently appointed Dr. Donald L. (Don) McCracken to the post of Chief Architect. In this newly created role, McCracken is responsible for improving the company's software development processes as well as assisting clients in determining the optimum technology strategies for their challenges. He is based at Access Data's Pittsburgh headquarters. McCracken has more than 35 years experience in the computer software field. His diverse career includes stints as a computer science researcher for Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University, at Pittsburgh, Pa.; est. 1967 through the merger of the Carnegie Institute of Technology (founded 1900, opened 1905) and the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research (founded 1913). , co-owner of a commercial software venture, and, most recently, as a Principal Architect for Logica - a global software solutions provider. He has broad technical skills in software architecture, web-based systems, security architecture, middleware Software that functions as a conversion or translation layer. It is also a consolidator and integrator. Custom-programmed middleware solutions have been developed for decades to enable one application to communicate with another that either runs on a different platform or comes from a , enterprise application integration, artificial intelligence, user interfaces, and programming languages and systems. McCracken received his Ph.D. in Computer Science and his Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University. "We are extremely fortunate to have a technology expert of Don's caliber on our staff," said James J. Dolan, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Access Data. "He will play a crucial role in defining our technology strategy and will also serve as a mentor for our team leaders and engineering staff." Dolan added that among the attributes Don brings to Access Data is an ability to mitigate risks in development projects and meet aggressive schedules. About Access Data Corp Access Data Corp is the leading end-to-end provider of consulting, creative, and hosting solutions for the financial services industry. Combining the extensive "domain specific" technology expertise of its consultants with its proprietary CognitionSM methodology, Access Data shortens time to market and minimizes risk for its clients. The firm provides solutions in areas such as: investment management, shareholder services, sales force automation Automating the sales activities within an organization. A comprehensive SFA package provides such functions as contact management, note and information sharing, quick proposal and presentation generation, product configurators, calendars and to-do lists. , e-customer relationship management, knowledge management, and branding. Access Data is headquartered in Pittsburgh with offices in Boston, Chicago, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , and San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . For more information, visit www.accessdc.com or call 1-888-799-1744. |
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